This is modified from a recipe in The Moosewood Cookbook (the Moosewood is a vegetarian restaurant in Ithaca; the book dates from 1977.)
They use tomato juice; I use V-8 (not the spicy one) -- the large can is ~6 cups.
Preparing Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Served Person: 10
garbanzo spicy quick vegetarian soup tomatoes white meat free tree nut free nut free gluten free red meat free shellfish free contains honey dairy free pescatarian
fresh ground pepper to taste
6 cups v-8 juice 1 large can
1 small onion well minced. red onion, if you have it
4 cup tomatoes or more, freshly diced. i remove the seeds, but not the skin
2 cup green pepper finely dicedl; sweet red pepper would be nice too
Combine all ingredients and chill for 2 hours. Keeps well.
You can puree some or all of this, if you like. Personally, I like it chunky! I think most restaurants serve it somewhat pureed.